Storage building



may, 3, 1927.

F. E. DHUMY STORAGE BUILDING Filed July 8. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l m i l l ,1 if A440 ATTORNEY May 3,1927. 1,626,602

- F. E. DHUMY STORAGE BUILDING Filed July e, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEYS .FERRAND E. DHUMY, 0F ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO RAMP BUILDINGS CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

sro'nsen BUILDING.

Application mea July a, i925. serial No. 42,207.

This 4invention relates to improvementsin building structures, and more particularly to storage buildings the improvements being especially applicable to garagestructures for storing motor vehicles.

One object ofthe invention is to provide a storage building so constructed that vehicles may travel under their own power from floor to floor of the building to and from storage spaces on the various floors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a storage building having a plurality of groups of floors, the floors of two or more groups being larranged in horizontal planes intermediate the floors of another group, the floors of one group being connected to the floors of the next higher and n'ext lower group by inclined ramps or driveways. In a structure arranged as described vehicles passing from one floor of one group to the next floor of the same group must pass over one floor of each oi the other groups .and over the ramps or inclined driveways connecting said floors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stora e building? having a plurality of groups o floors with theioors of two or more groups arranged in horizontal planes between the horizontal planes of the floors of each 4group whereby all of said floors may be connected together by short slightly inclined ramps or driveways. ln a building constructed as described motor vehicles may pass from one floor to any other floor in any of the groups over short and slightly inclined driveways and the'waste ot' storage space due to the ramps or driveways will be reduced to a minimum.

Another object of the invention is to surround the oors of each group'with walls and to arrange the ramps to pass through the interior dividing walls between the groupsof floors.

There are other important objects of the invention which will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1is a horizontal sectional view of a building embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a vertical sectional view thereof taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fi 4 a vertical sectional View taken on the lane H of Fig. 1;

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, 1 des-- ignates the outer walls of the building. A, B

and'C designate three groups of floors ar ranged within .the outer walls of the build? ing. The Hooi-s of group A are separated from theiloors of groups B and C by a vertical dividing wall 2 and the floors of group B are separated from the oors of group C` by the vertical dividing wall 3. The outer walls 1 are provided with suitable window openings 4 andwith a suitable doorway 5 giving access to the ground floor of group A of `floors. In the construction shown the lowermost iioor of group A is arranged as the ground ioor of the garage and t e entrance 5 leads into said Ground floor. It will, of course, be understood garage may be the lowermost floor of any one ofy the groups. i

The groups B and C of floors are arranged at different levelsand in horizontal planes which lie between the floors of group A. This is clearly shown in Fig. 2. The floors ofgroup B are lower than the floors of group C and short ramps 6 are arranged to connect the floors of group A with the next iioors of group B. These ramps extend through the dividing wall 2, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The floors of group B'are connected to the next higher ioors of group C by short inclined ramps or drivevsia s 7. These` ramps extend through lthe dividing wall 3. The ramps 7 preferably extend the that the Hoor of the- #full width of the oors B and C and those portions of said inclined driveways adjacent the dividing wall 3 maybe used` for car storage purposes, as shown clearly in Fig. 1.v

on the floors and walls.

lith the construction heretofore described a car will enter on the first `floor of group A and moveito ramp 6 connecting said Hoor with the next floor above in group B. From the irstiloor of group Bthe car will move upf 'ramp 7 to the first floor of group C and then from grou C it will' pass up ramp 8 tothe second oor of group A, and so on throughout the various floors ot the building. 4The ramps connecting lthe floors of the various groups are4 short and of slight inclination so thatV the car may move up through the lbuilding over an easyggrade with an ample horizontal floor space between adjacent ramps.

lThe ramps 7 are made as broad as the two n groups of floors which they connect in orparatively slight and for that'reason the side portionsvthereot maybe conveniently l used for storage purposes and there will be .ramps or driveways 13 which no lost or dead space.

InA Figs. v5 to 8 inclusive a slightly different form of building is shown. In these views our'groups of floors, D, E, F and G are shown. The horizontal planes oi' the floors of groups E, F and G- are arranged between the planes of the iiocrs of group D. The planes of any three Groups of'fioors are arranged.. between the oors of the other gro-up, that is to say, the planes of the `tioors of groups D, F and G are arranged bet-Ween the planes of the floors of group E, The groups of floors D and E are separated froml the groups F and G by a vertical dividing wall 10. The floors ofgroup D are separated from the oors of group E by a dividing wall 11 while the oors of group F are separated ,from the loors of group G by a dividing wall 12. The oors of group Dare connected to the oors of groupvE by inclined y extend throughv the dividing Wall 11. These ramps are as broad as the floors of the groups which -they connect and extend from the outer4 walll of the buildingy to the dividin wall 10. Those portions of these incline ramps lwhich are adjacent the dividing wall 11 may be used for storage purposes so that those parts' of thel ramps which adjoin the dividing wall are not waste or dead spaces.

The floors of group Flare connected yto the next higher floors of group F by a series of ram s 14. These ramps extend through the divi ing wall 10. The floors of group F are connected to the next higher floors of grou G by ram s 15. These ramps extend throug the dividing wall 12 and are equal in width vfloor is formed with a broad passage through which the vehicles may pass from one ramp to the next ramp land storage spaces for cars are arranged along the walls. The building is provided with ythe usual window openings and with an entrance 17 .leading to ythe lowermcst licor of group D, said floor being the ground floor ot the garage. From/this ground floor the cars pass up` the tirst ramp 13 tov the lowermost floor of group E. From this floor they may passup the first ramp 14 of the series to the first ioorof group F. From the iirst floor ot'group F the cars may' pass up ramp 15 to the. first fioor of group Gr and' then up ramp 1,6 to the second Afloor; of group D, and so on up through the building.

What .l claim is: y y

v1. A building structure comprising outer walls, a plurality of groups offsuperposed iioors within said outer walls'each group overlying a part of the ground' area within the outer walls, the floors of a plurality of groups being arranged in horizontal planes lying between the horizontal planes of the floors of another group, vertiraldividing Walls separating the rloors of one group from the `floors of the adjoining group, and inclined ramps or driveways connecting the floors' of each group to the floors of the next higher group, said ramps extending through the said dividing walls.

2. A building structure comprising outer walls, a plurality of` groups of superposed floors within the said outer walls each group overlying a part ot' the groundv area within the outer walls, the floors of a plurality of groups being arranged in horizontal planes lying between the horizontal planes of the floors of another group, inclined ramps or driveways connecting the fioors of each group to the loors'of the next higher group, the ramps connecting two groups of floors being as wide as the ioors which they conneet andthe side portions ofsaid ramps forming storage spaces, and vertical dividing walls extending inwardly over the stor- -age portions of the said wide inclined ramps.

3. Abuildin structure comprisingouter walls, a plura ity of groups'of superposed floors within the said outer walls, the tioors of one group being arranged nhorizontal planes out of the horizontal planes of the fiocrs of the other group, inclined ramps or driveways connecting the floors of one group with the floors of the other group, said ramps being as wide as the connectediloors storage spaces, and vertical dividing walls extending inwardly over the storage portions of the vsaid wide inclined ramps.

' 4. A building structurev comprising a group of horizontal superposed main floors at one side of avertical dividing plane and extending the length thereof; two groups of horizontal superposed storage floors at the oppositel side oi said plane and extending therealong the floors of one of said groups being at staggered levels with relation to the floors of the other group and one floor of each of said groups being located between the levels of each pair of main floors; two groups of' superposed oppositely inclined transverse ramps extending through said vertical plane at widely spaced points and connecting the floors of the spaced groups yto the main floors; and a group of superposed longitudinally inclined oors extending along the said vertical planeI and located between the transverse ramps, said inclined floors connecting together the floors of the spaced groups, and one of .said inclined floors being arranged between each pair of main floors, each main door having a longitudinal driveway space. connecting the ends of the transverse ramps leading to it, and each longitudinally extending inclined iioor and its connected horizontal floors having a longitudinal driveway space connecting the opposite ends of the transverse ramps, the driveways on opposite sides of theodividing plane being parallel with each other and with the said plane whereby a horizontal driveway Space is provided at eachY end of each ramp and vat each end of each inclined floor.

5. A building structure comprisin a group of horizontal superposed main oors at one side of a vertical dividing Awall and extending the length thereof; two groups of. horizontal superposed storage floors at the opposite side of said wall and extending therealong the floors of one of said groups being at staggered levels withv relation to doors of the other group and a ioo'r of' each of said groups being located between the levels of each pair of main floors; two groups of superposed oppositely inclined transverse ramps extending through said vertical wall at widely spaced points and connecting the floors of the spaced groups to the main doors; and a group of superposed longitudinally inclined floors extendling along the said vertical w-all and located between the transverse ramps, said inclined floors connecting together the-floors of the spaced groups, and one of said inclined floors being arrangedtbetween each pair of main floors, each main floor having a longitudinal driveway space connecting the ends of the transverse ramps leading to it', and each longitudinally extending inclined' floor and its connected horizontal ioors having -a longitudinal driveway space connecting the opposite ends of the transverse ramps with u storage spaces along itthe driveways on opposite sides of the dividing plane being arallel with each other and with the said-p ane whereby a horizontal driveway space is provided at each end of each ramp andat each end of each inclined Hoor, and a vertical dividing wall extending transversely of the inclined floors and having openings for the driveways.

.In testimony whereof I hereunto aliix my signature.

FERNAND E. DHUMY. 

